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In this fraught political climate, is it possible to have fruitful workplace political discussions?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Congratulations to\u00a0Lemaro Thompson<\/a>\u00a0on his publication in\u00a0MIT Sloan Management Review<\/a>: Politics in the Workplace: How Can Managers Keep the Peace<\/a>?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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